diff --git a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
index d3878a8..0abf29e 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "ofColor.h"
 #include "ofEvents.h"
 #include "ofGraphics.h"
+#include "ofRectangle.h"
 #include "ofUtils.h"
 
 namespace ofxVariableLab {
@@ -179,8 +180,7 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
     int currentProgram;
     glGetIntegerv(GL_CURRENT_PROGRAM, &currentProgram);
 
-    float cx = FLT_MAX;
-    float cy = FLT_MAX;
+    float superLineHeight = 0;
     if(font){
         fontShaderProgram = fontShader->program;
         glUseProgram(fontShaderProgram);
@@ -210,25 +210,135 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
         std::vector <ofxGPUFont::Font::BufferVertex> vertices;
         std::vector <int32_t> indices;
 
-        for(const auto & layer : layers){
-            ofNode node;
-            node.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
-            node.move(glm::vec3(layer->getProps().x,
-                                layer->getProps().y,
-                                0));
-            font->collectVerticesAndIndices(node,
-                                            layer->getVariationText(),
-                                            vertices, indices,
-                                            layer->getColor(),
-                                            true,
-                                            layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
-        }
         vertices.resize(totalCharacters * 4);
         indices.resize(totalCharacters * 6);
 
+        std::vector <ofVboMesh> outerBoundingBoxes;
+        for(const auto & layer : layers){
+            float lineHeight = font->getLineHeight(layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
+            float ascender = font->getAscender(layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
+            superLineHeight = lineHeight;
+            ofxGPUFont::Font::BoundingBox bb;
+            std::vector <ofxGPUFont::Font::BoundingBox> bbs;
+            float advanceY = 0;
+            font->collectBoundingBoxes(layer->getVariationText(),
+                                       bb, bbs, advanceY,
+                                       true, layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
+            ofNode momNode;
+            ofNode node;
+            node.setParent(momNode);
+            glm::vec4 transformOrigin;
+            switch(layer->getProps().transformOrigin){
+             default:
+             case Layer::TransformOrigin::TOP_LEFT: {
+                 node.move(glm::vec3(0,
+                                     ascender,
+                                     0));
+                 momNode.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
+                 transformOrigin = glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x,
+                                             layer->getProps().y - ascender,
+                                             0, 1);
+                 momNode.move(transformOrigin);
+                 break;
+             }
+
+             case Layer::TransformOrigin::TOP_RIGHT: {
+                 float moveX = bb.p1.x - bb.p0.x;
+                 node.move(glm::vec3(-moveX,
+                                     ascender,
+                                     0));
+                 momNode.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
+                 transformOrigin = glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x + moveX,
+                                             layer->getProps().y - ascender,
+                                             0, 1);
+                 momNode.move(transformOrigin);
+                 break;
+             }
+
+             case Layer::TransformOrigin::CENTER: {
+                 float moveX = (bb.p2.x - bb.p0.x) * 0.5 + bb.p0.x;
+                 float moveY = (bb.p2.y - bb.p0.y) * 0.5 - bb.p2.y;
+                 node.move(glm::vec3(-moveX,
+                                     moveY,
+                                     0));
+                 momNode.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
+                 transformOrigin = glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x + moveX,
+                                             layer->getProps().y - moveY,
+                                             0, 1);
+                 momNode.move(transformOrigin);
+                 break;
+             }
+
+             case Layer::TransformOrigin::BOTTOM_LEFT: {
+                 float moveY = ascender - advanceY;
+                 node.move(glm::vec3(0,
+                                     moveY,
+                                     0));
+                 momNode.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
+                 transformOrigin = glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x,
+                                             layer->getProps().y - moveY,
+                                             0, 1);
+                 momNode.move(transformOrigin);
+                 break;
+             }
+
+             case Layer::TransformOrigin::BOTTOM_RIGHT: {
+                 float moveY = ascender - (advanceY);
+                 float moveX = (bb.p2.x - bb.p0.x);
+                 node.move(glm::vec3(-moveX,
+                                     moveY,
+                                     0));
+                 momNode.rotateDeg(layer->getProps().rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
+                 transformOrigin = glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x + moveX,
+                                             layer->getProps().y - moveY,
+                                             0, 1);
+                 momNode.move(transformOrigin);
+                 break;
+             }
+
+            }
+            bb.multiply(node.getGlobalTransformMatrix());
+            ofVboMesh mesh;
+            mesh.addVertices({bb.p0, bb.p1, bb.p2, bb.p3,
+                              glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, 0, 1),
+                              transformOrigin
+                             });
+            mesh.addColors({
+                    ofColor::red,
+                    ofColor::red,
+                    ofColor::red,
+                    ofColor::red,
+                    ofColor::white,
+                    ofColor::green,
+                });
+            outerBoundingBoxes.push_back(mesh);
+
+            font->collectVerticesAndIndices(node,
+                                            bbs,
+                                            vertices,
+                                            indices,
+                                            layer->getColor(),
+                                            layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
+
+        }
+
         font->draw(vertices, indices);
 
         glUseProgram(currentProgram);
+        ofPushStyle();
+        ofSetColor(ofColor::white);
+        for(const auto & b : outerBoundingBoxes){
+            int i = 0;
+            for(const auto & v : b.getVertices()){
+                ofSetColor(b.getColors()[i]);
+                ofDrawCircle(v, 4);
+                ofDrawBitmapString(ofToString(i), 0, 0);
+                i++;
+            }
+            b.drawVertices();
+        }
+        ofFill();
+        ofPopStyle();
     }
 
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -236,6 +346,7 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
     ofDrawBitmapStringHighlight(
         "fps: " + ofToString(ofGetFrameRate()) + "\n"
         + "font: " + this->identifier.fontPath + "\n"
+        + "lineHEight: " + ofToString(superLineHeight) + "\n"
         , 20, 20);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Layer.h b/src/Layer.h
index 8e2080f..638fda3 100644
--- a/src/Layer.h
+++ b/src/Layer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ struct LayerSettings {
 
 class Layer {
     public:
+        enum TransformOrigin : int {
+            TOP_LEFT = 0,
+            TOP_RIGHT,
+            CENTER,
+            BOTTOM_LEFT,
+            BOTTOM_RIGHT
+        };
         struct Props {
             float x = 200;
             float y = 200;
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ class Layer {
             bool mirror_y = false;
             float mirror_y_distance = 0;
             float letterDelay = 0;
+            int transformOrigin = TransformOrigin::TOP_LEFT;
             std::vector <ofxVariableLab::FontVariation> fontVariations;
             string text = "abc";
             string fontPath = "data/celines-fonts/Version-2-var.ttf";